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Paul Morphy

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Number of games in database: 461
Years covered: 1848 to 1869

Overall record: +173 -24 =17 (84.8%)*
* Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.247 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

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With the White pieces:

Evans Gambit(43)
King's Gambit Accepted(25)
Sicilian(14)
Philidor's Defense(13)
C41
King's Gambit Declined(13)
King's Pawn Game(9)

With the Black pieces:

King's Gambit Accepted(21)
Ruy Lopez(15)
Evans Gambit(14)
Giuoco Piano(10)
Philidor's Defense(7)
C41
Dutch Defense(4)
A84

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NOTABLE GAMES:[what is this?]
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858 1-0
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857 0-1
Bird vs Morphy, 1858 0-1
Morphy vs Le Carpentier, 1849 1-0
Morphy vs Schrufer, 1859 1-0
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857 0-1
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858 1-0
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1850 1-0
N Marache vs Morphy, 1857 0-1
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858 1-0
NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS:[what is this?]
Morphy - Harrwitz (1858)
1st American Chess Congress (1857)
Morphy - Loewenthal (1858)
Morphy - Mongredien (1859)
Anderssen - Morphy (1858)

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Paul Morphy Conquered the Worldby Atsa
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Paul Morphy Conquered the Worldby rbaglini
Paul Morphy Conquered the Worldby Retarf
If chess was a religion, Morphy would be God.by Chopin
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Pure Morphyby saveyougod
PAUL MORPHYby vaskolon
Morphy Lessonsby superstoned

GAMES ANNOTATED BY MORPHY:[what is this?]
La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834
La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834
La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834
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PAUL MORPHY
(born Jun-22-1837, died Jul-10-1884, 47 years old) United States of America

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Paul Charles Morphy was born in New Orleans. He was the son of a successful lawyer and judge Alonzo Morphy. His uncle, Ernest Morphy, claims that no one formally taught Morphy how to play chess, but rather that he learned the rules by observing games between himself and Alonzo. When Morphy was only 12 years old, Johann Jacob Loewenthal visited New Orleans and at the behest of his father, agreed to play a casual match with the prodigy. Young Paul won 2½ to ½.

In 1857 Morphy won the First American Chess Congress with a dominating performance http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamp. . This success was followed by a European trip where he met and triumphed over most of the prominent masters of the period, namely Adolf Anderssen whom he defeated +7 -2 =2 (see Anderssen - Morphy (1858)), Loewenthal in Morphy - Loewenthal (1858) and Daniel Harrwitz in Morphy - Harrwitz (1858). Upon returning to America, he announced his retirement from chess.

Although the official title of World Champion did not exist in his time, Morphy was and is widely regarded as the strongest player of his day. Even today his games are studied for their principles of open lines and quick development, and his influence on the modern game is undeniable. Mikhail Botvinnik wrote of his influence: 'His mastery of open pos